Van Jones Calls Biden’s NY Fundraiser ‘The Super Bowl of Fundraisers’

COOPER: “Kristen Holmes, thanks so much. Joining us now from the left and the right respectively, CNN political commentator Van Jones and Alyssa Farah Griffin. So, Van, how much of tonight’s show of force is about money, how much is sending a message that the Democratic Party is united and, I guess, ready to campaign hard?”
Jones: “It‘s about both. First of all, it‘s like the Super Bowl of fundraisers, I mean, to have $25 million raised. And don‘t forget, President Obama during his midterm, he was battling in the polls, he was weak, he was wobbling, and then Bill Clinton came out at our convention and gave an incredible speech and helped to turn the tide for Obama. So there is this tradition of the last Democratic president taking the stage, helping the existing Democratic president do well. And so now you‘ve got two, you‘ve got — you‘ve got Bill Clinton, who is a rock star for a certain part of the party, Bill Clinton’s a rock star, Obama‘s a rock star, getting behind Biden. And it‘s not just about the money, it‘s about re-energizing this party, bringing people together. It‘s a big deal tonight.”
COOPER: “It’s so interesting, Alyssa, because no one is going to see former President Bush or former Vice President Cheney campaigning with Donald Trump. If anything, he wouldn‘t probably even want that.”
FARAH GRIFFIN: “Well, that‘s what‘s actually very interesting. I think by design, of course, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama draw energy and money, but it‘s also a show of force. Whereas right now, no living candidate who‘s been on a GOP ticket, other than Sarah Palin, is backing Donald Trump. And I think that that‘s something that the Biden campaign is going to want to draw out, to say he‘s actually just not somebody that even previous candidates approve of.”